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单词 appliance
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Definition of appliance in English:

appliance

noun əˈplʌɪənsəˈplaɪəns
  • 1A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task.

    (用于特定目的的)器具(尤指家用器具)

    electrical and gas appliances

    电器和燃气器具。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seizing what seems to be an ordinary domestic appliance, he energetically attacks the prostrate form on the table.
    • If you answer ‘yes’ it would allow you to make choices, such as a vehicle, household appliance, garden equipment, and so on.
    • It has since become my favorite household appliance.
    • First she might fuse the handle of a domestic appliance with an ergonomic detergent bottle to create an unfamiliar palm-sized plaster sculpture.
    • I remember well, but to go back to the time this handy appliance wasn't part of every kitchen's equipment is practically unthinkable now.
    • There was a time when one had to hop from shop to shop, verify prices and settle on one shop for each domestic appliance.
    • With refrigerators, perhaps the most costly household appliance, production in China overtook that of the US in 2000.
    • Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to show you the greatest kitchen appliance ever made.
    • All projects used a major wood heating appliance with integrated domestic water heating.
    • It's not the latest designer outfit or high-end household appliance - it's technology.
    • It's a very specialized kitchen appliance - you can't use it to cook anything else I can think of.
    • In the comments he compares the pleasure he gets from working his will on a recalcitrant domestic appliance to the triumph a caveman felt when slaying a mastodon.
    • The odd thing is that since I wrote that piece I've seen that very 1960s vintage appliance two or three times on TV.
    • With harmless colours like a mild metallic lilac and beige, it looks more like a feminine home appliance than traditional home office equipment.
    • As our 50-plus years in business would suggest we are always pleased to offer advice about any domestic appliance.
    • Who hasn't staged an impromptu stand-off with an umbrella, broomstick or the nearest domestic appliance to hand?
    • In its simplest form, it is a data delivery appliance designed specifically for performance, low cost of ownership, and reliability.
    • It takes a passion for innovation to consistently develop leading-edge appliance designs.
    • I checked with an electrician who said that appliances thrive in cold, and I placed every appliance in the freezer overnight.
    • I have, however been exposed to the normal electromagnetic field produced in any appliance on the domestic AC supply so I should be OK.
    Synonyms
    device, machine, instrument, gadget, contraption, apparatus, utensil, implement, tool, mechanism, contrivance, labour-saving device, amenity, aid
    informal gizmo, mod con
  • 2British A fire engine.

    消防车

    three fire appliances were rushed to the scene
    one appliance attended the fire
    Example sentencesExamples
    • West Yorkshire Fire Authority has already approved plans to scrap an aerial appliance at Stanningley fire station earlier this month.
    • Where there is an issue of the safety of the crew, we will not send one appliance on its own.
    • Sirens flashing, a rescue appliance was dispatched with the crew on board not knowing if they should put on their helmets.
    • A well-drilled two appliance team from the fire brigade arrived and set about hosing down the road without delay.
    • If there is a property fire it requires a minimum of two appliances.
    • "They hated seeing shots of the appliance pulling up because they pride themselves on getting there with a very fast response time," recalls Jennings.
    • The international standard is for a minimum of four fire personnel per appliance.
    • He said the service was expected to benefit from more than 574 additional firefighters and 18 new appliances.
    • Five minutes later, one appliance went to a cooker ablaze in Fairclough Avenue but that had been put out before they arrived.
    • At a call in Wilton Grove, stones, missiles, and fireworks were fired, damaging the windscreen of the appliance.
    • The fire station was called but the appliance took approximately 45 minutes to arrive, he said.
    • One appliance attended the fire, which started in a tractor but spread to a nearby trailer.
    • Essex Fire and Rescue Service had 55 firefighters, six fire engines, an aerial appliance and a control unit on the scene at the height of the fire.
    • Two fire engines and a high-reach appliance were sent out to an industrial unit at the junction of County Road and Station Road.
    • A Humberside Fire Service appliance was attending an out-of-control bonfire and was on Brigg Road with its blue lights and sirens on.
    • Appliances from the fire stations responded and officers quickly extinguished the blaze.
    • The keys to another new appliance, a new fire engine carrying new, lighter-weight rescue equipment, were also handed over by the mayor yesterday.
    • The man, who was the station officer when I joined the brigade, told me he was in the brigade in the days of the horse drawn appliance which had a steam driven pump.
    • As smoke started billowing from the roof, five appliances arrived.
    • The fire started to go through the roof and that's when the aerial appliance was brought in.
    • The locak fire station is due to receive the appliance early next month.
  • 3British mass noun The action or process of bringing something into operation.

    〈英〉应用

    the appliance of science could increase crop yields

    科学的应用会增加农作物的产量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is self-understood, however, that the appliance of this rule will depend upon the peculiar laws of each country, and that, apart from legal obstacles, no independent local society shall be precluded from directly corresponding with the General
    • It is about the personal appliance of science,’ says the Operations Director.
    • It's the creative appliance of science - and in the hands of a man like David, it can be inspiring.
    • The two researchers, of Sheffield Hallam University, reckon that the simple appliance of some logical science will consign sitting on a suitcase to jam it shut firmly in the past.
    • The appliance of science has not passed cricket by.
    • The appliance of science is still alive and well in our schools, judging by the number of entries for this year's Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
    • At the same time the fact that the European Union has changed directions concerning the support of Greek agriculture, and the appliance of a new Common Agricultural Policy have led farmers into new conditions needing adaptations (and familiarization).
    • He was particularly animated about the need for less process and more appliance of the code according to relationships, dialogue and trust between the board and its investors.
    • Eventually, a laboratory will be added to the four spacious studios, bringing the appliance of science to the analysis of paintings.
    • In this training part, the consequences of the Gatekeeper Law are discussed and advice is given about the appliance of this law.
    • The appliance of science got pupils from across the borough turning into budding Wordsworths.
    Synonyms
    application, use, exercise, employment, implementation, administration, utilization, practice, applying, discharge, exertion, execution, prosecution, enactment, carrying out, accomplishment, putting into operation/practice
    formal praxis

Rhymes

alliance, compliance, defiance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science

Definition of appliance in US English:

appliance

nounəˈplīənsəˈplaɪəns
  • 1A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one.

    (用于特定目的的)器具(尤指家用器具)

    electrical and gas appliances

    电器和燃气器具。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It takes a passion for innovation to consistently develop leading-edge appliance designs.
    • It's a very specialized kitchen appliance - you can't use it to cook anything else I can think of.
    • With refrigerators, perhaps the most costly household appliance, production in China overtook that of the US in 2000.
    • I have, however been exposed to the normal electromagnetic field produced in any appliance on the domestic AC supply so I should be OK.
    • It has since become my favorite household appliance.
    • With harmless colours like a mild metallic lilac and beige, it looks more like a feminine home appliance than traditional home office equipment.
    • In the comments he compares the pleasure he gets from working his will on a recalcitrant domestic appliance to the triumph a caveman felt when slaying a mastodon.
    • The odd thing is that since I wrote that piece I've seen that very 1960s vintage appliance two or three times on TV.
    • Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to show you the greatest kitchen appliance ever made.
    • All projects used a major wood heating appliance with integrated domestic water heating.
    • There was a time when one had to hop from shop to shop, verify prices and settle on one shop for each domestic appliance.
    • Seizing what seems to be an ordinary domestic appliance, he energetically attacks the prostrate form on the table.
    • If you answer ‘yes’ it would allow you to make choices, such as a vehicle, household appliance, garden equipment, and so on.
    • It's not the latest designer outfit or high-end household appliance - it's technology.
    • Who hasn't staged an impromptu stand-off with an umbrella, broomstick or the nearest domestic appliance to hand?
    • I remember well, but to go back to the time this handy appliance wasn't part of every kitchen's equipment is practically unthinkable now.
    • In its simplest form, it is a data delivery appliance designed specifically for performance, low cost of ownership, and reliability.
    • First she might fuse the handle of a domestic appliance with an ergonomic detergent bottle to create an unfamiliar palm-sized plaster sculpture.
    • I checked with an electrician who said that appliances thrive in cold, and I placed every appliance in the freezer overnight.
    • As our 50-plus years in business would suggest we are always pleased to offer advice about any domestic appliance.
    Synonyms
    device, machine, instrument, gadget, contraption, apparatus, utensil, implement, tool, mechanism, contrivance, labour-saving device, amenity, aid
    1. 1.1 An apparatus fitted by a surgeon or a dentist for corrective or therapeutic purpose.
  • 2British The action or process of bringing something into operation.

    〈英〉应用

    the appliance of science could increase crop yields

    科学的应用会增加农作物的产量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The appliance of science got pupils from across the borough turning into budding Wordsworths.
    • The appliance of science is still alive and well in our schools, judging by the number of entries for this year's Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
    • The appliance of science has not passed cricket by.
    • It's the creative appliance of science - and in the hands of a man like David, it can be inspiring.
    • The two researchers, of Sheffield Hallam University, reckon that the simple appliance of some logical science will consign sitting on a suitcase to jam it shut firmly in the past.
    • It is about the personal appliance of science,’ says the Operations Director.
    • At the same time the fact that the European Union has changed directions concerning the support of Greek agriculture, and the appliance of a new Common Agricultural Policy have led farmers into new conditions needing adaptations (and familiarization).
    • Eventually, a laboratory will be added to the four spacious studios, bringing the appliance of science to the analysis of paintings.
    • It is self-understood, however, that the appliance of this rule will depend upon the peculiar laws of each country, and that, apart from legal obstacles, no independent local society shall be precluded from directly corresponding with the General
    • In this training part, the consequences of the Gatekeeper Law are discussed and advice is given about the appliance of this law.
    • He was particularly animated about the need for less process and more appliance of the code according to relationships, dialogue and trust between the board and its investors.
    Synonyms
    application, use, exercise, employment, implementation, administration, utilization, practice, applying, discharge, exertion, execution, prosecution, enactment, carrying out, accomplishment, putting into operation, putting into practice
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